Amy handed me her Amaryllis when I first started this new job, after I asserted that my office space was barren and lonely. It had been given to her at some point and for whatever reason it seemed stuck in the hibernating bulb state as it sat in her office for months. So it was really more offloading gimp equipment on her part than anything else. 😉

Fortunately my friend and colleague, Susan, knew exactly what it was when I brought it in the next day. She told me the plant needed complete darkness until such a time when it decided to send up shoots. So I stuck it in my desk drawer and forgot about it for several weeks until one day I went in there for something and saw a tiny little green tongue sticking up at me. I took the little guy out, put it in the window and started watering it. Susan’s advice had been that it likes as much direct sunlight as you can give it, so I was a little concerned about my north facing windows, but the plant has succeeded in spite of those odds.

I’ve never seen a plant grow or strain for sunlight with such fervor, although I’ll admit my experience is fairly limited. The next phase includes trimming it back to the soil, feeding it and putting it back into my green drawer until it decides to come back out.

The weather has taken a decided turn back towards March. We had flurries and blustering winds this morning, so it’s all the nicer to have this beauty keeping me company. Thanks Wife! 🙂